Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh lauded the importance of investing in education at a bursary awards ceremony sponsored by Benjamin’s Bakery of Buxton in honour of six students who were successful at the recent National Grade Six Assessment.
Adrian Benjamin, proprietor of Benjamin’s Bakery, presented six bursaries to students formerly from primary schools between Lusignan and Strathspey, East Coast Demerara. The students have earned places at Queen’s College, the Bishops’ High School, St Rose’s High, St Joseph High and Annandale Secondary School, a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.
In his address, Dr Singh said government believes that there is no greater investment than in people, especially youths. He said the education sector receives the largest allocation from the National Budget and this money is spent on ensuring that there are environments that are conducive to learning. Guyana has achieved universal primary education and, he
